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By Courier

Summary of the Short Story
from the Collection «The Four Million»

Microsummary: A young lady, upset over a perceived betrayal, sat in a park. A young man sent a boy to deliver a message, explaining his innocence. After reading a letter, she realized her mistake and reconciled.

A young lady sat alone on a park bench, deep in thought and seemingly upset. It was neither the season nor the hour for the park to have many visitors, so her presence there appeared to be the result of a sudden impulse to enjoy a taste of the coming spring. Her melancholy seemed recent, as it had not yet altered her youthful features or the determined curve of her lips.

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Young Lady — upset and pensive; has high ideals of loyalty and truth; mistakenly believes her love interest was unfaithful; eventually realizes her mistake.

A tall young man, accompanied by a boy carrying a suitcase, walked through the park and noticed the young lady. His face turned red and then pale as he observed her, hoping for a sign that she was aware of his presence.

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Young Man — on his way to San Francisco; wrongly accused of being unfaithful; tries to explain himself through the boy; loyal and caring.

He passed by her without any indication that she had noticed him, and then sat down on another bench some distance away. He wiped his brow with a handkerchief and instructed the boy to deliver a message to the young lady.

The boy approached the young lady and relayed the young man's message, explaining that he was on his way to San Francisco and then to Alaska for a moose-hunting expedition. The young man wanted to make a final appeal to the young lady's sense of justice, as she had commanded him not to speak or write to her. The young lady responded by explaining that she had seen the young man embracing another woman, Miss Ashburton, in a conservatory, and that this had shattered her ideals of loyalty and truth.

I saw him and Miss Ashburton beneath the pink oleander.

The young man, upon hearing her response, sent a letter to the young lady through the boy. The letter was from the father of Miss Ashburton, thanking the young man for his timely assistance when Miss Ashburton had suffered a heart attack in the conservatory. The young man had caught her as she fell and provided the necessary medical attention. The young lady read the letter and realized her mistake in judging the young man's actions.

With a newfound understanding of the situation, the young lady sent the boy back to the young man with a message that she wanted him. The young man's loyalty and truth had been proven, and the misunderstanding between them was resolved. The story concluded with the young lady's eyes shining brightly, filled with happiness and relief, as she eagerly awaited the reunion with her love interest.

Tell that guy on the other bench that his girl wants him.

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 {{Summary
 | Title = By Courier
-| Cycle = [[Four Million (Henry)| Four Million]]
+| Cycle = [[The Four Million (Henry)|The Four Million]]
 | Author = O. Henry
-| Genre = short story
+| Literary form = short story
 | Year of publication =
-| Microsummary = A young lady misinterpreted her lover's actions, believing he was unfaithful. He sent a message through a boy, explaining his innocence. She realized her mistake after reading a letter and asked for reconciliation.
+| Microsummary = A young lady, upset over a perceived betrayal, sat in a park. A young man sent a boy to deliver a message, explaining his innocence. After reading a letter, she realized her mistake and reconciled.
 | Wikidata =
+| Wikisource = The Four Million/By Courier
 }}
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-A young lady sat alone on a bench in a park, lost in her thoughts. She seemed melancholic, but her youthful features and resolute expression suggested that her sadness was a recent development. As she sat there, a tall young man walked through the park, accompanied by a young boy carrying a suitcase. Upon seeing the young lady, the man's face turned red and then pale, revealing his anxiety and hope. He passed by her without any acknowledgment from her side.
+A young lady sat alone on a park bench, deep in thought and seemingly upset. It was neither the season nor the hour for the park to have many visitors, so her presence there appeared to be the result of a sudden impulse to enjoy a taste of the coming spring. Her melancholy seemed recent, as it had not yet altered her youthful features or the determined curve of her lips.
-After walking some distance, the young man stopped and sat on another bench, asking the boy to deliver a message to the young lady. He told the boy that he was on his way to San Francisco to join an Alaska moose-hunting expedition. He explained that the young lady had forbidden him from speaking or writing to her, so he was making a last appeal to her sense of justice. He asked her to reconsider her decision to discard him without giving him a chance to explain himself.
+{{Character
+| Name = Young Lady
+| Description = upset and pensive; has high ideals of loyalty and truth; mistakenly believes her love interest was unfaithful; eventually realizes her mistake
+| Emoji = 👩🏻‍🦰
+}}
+A tall young man, accompanied by a boy carrying a suitcase, walked through the park and noticed the young lady. His face turned red and then pale as he observed her, hoping for a sign that she was aware of his presence.
+{{Character
+| Name = Young Man
+| Description = on his way to San Francisco; wrongly accused of being unfaithful; tries to explain himself through the boy; loyal and caring
+| Emoji = 👨🏻‍🦱
+}}
+He passed by her without any indication that she had noticed him, and then sat down on another bench some distance away. He wiped his brow with a handkerchief and instructed the boy to deliver a message to the young lady.
+The boy approached the young lady and relayed the young man's message, explaining that he was on his way to San Francisco and then to Alaska for a moose-hunting expedition. The young man wanted to make a final appeal to the young lady's sense of justice, as she had commanded him not to speak or write to her. The young lady responded by explaining that she had seen the young man embracing another woman, Miss Ashburton, in a conservatory, and that this had shattered her ideals of loyalty and truth.
-The boy approached the young lady and relayed the message. She listened with a hint of interest, and responded by saying that she valued loyalty and truth above all else. She told the boy to inform the young man that she had seen him embracing another woman, Miss Ashburton, in a conservatory, which had shattered her ideals and led her to end their relationship.
+{{Quote|
+I saw him and Miss Ashburton beneath the pink oleander.
+}}
-The boy returned to the young man and conveyed the young lady's message. In response, the young man handed the boy a letter and asked him to give it to the young lady, saying that it would explain the situation. He also told the boy to inform her that his loyalty had never wavered.
+The young man, upon hearing her response, sent a letter to the young lady through the boy. The letter was from the father of Miss Ashburton, thanking the young man for his timely assistance when Miss Ashburton had suffered a heart attack in the conservatory. The young man had caught her as she fell and provided the necessary medical attention. The young lady read the letter and realized her mistake in judging the young man's actions.
-The young lady read the letter, which was from Miss Ashburton's father, thanking the young man for his timely assistance when Miss Ashburton had suffered a heart attack at a reception. The letter revealed that the young man was a doctor and had been attending to Miss Ashburton in a professional capacity. Realizing her mistake, the young lady's eyes filled with tears of joy.
+With a newfound understanding of the situation, the young lady sent the boy back to the young man with a message that she wanted him. The young man's loyalty and truth had been proven, and the misunderstanding between them was resolved. The story concluded with the young lady's eyes shining brightly, filled with happiness and relief, as she eagerly awaited the reunion with her love interest.
-She instructed the boy to tell the young man that "his girl wants him." The story ends with the young lady's newfound understanding of the situation and her desire to reunite with the young man, who had remained loyal and true to her throughout their ordeal.
+{{Quote|
+Tell that guy on the other bench that his girl wants him.
+}}
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